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Churchill Downs · 02.05.26
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Golden Tempo3yo
The last three winners
2025Sovereignty
2024Mystik Dan
2023Mage
PurseUS$ 5,000,000
To the winnerUS$ 3,100,000
Distance2012 metres
Winning time2m 2.27s
SurfaceDirt · Fast
Conditions3-year-olds
Runners18

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Result

19 runners · prize money to 4th place
PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stGolden Tempo3yo · colt · by Curlin × CarrumbaJose L OrtizCherie DeVauxUS$ 3,150,000
2ndRenegade3yo · colt · by Into Mischief × Spice Is NiceIrad Ortiz JrTodd PletcherUS$ 1,000,000
3rdOcelli3yo · colt · by Connect × ZaliaTyler GaffalioneWhitworth BeckmanUS$ 500,000
4thChief Wallabee3yo · colt · by Constitution × A La LucieJunior AlvaradoWilliam MottUS$ 350,000
5thDanon Bourbon3yo · colt · by Maxfield × Wild RidgeAtsuya NishimuraManabu Ikezoe
6thIncredibolt3yo · colt · by Bolt D'oro × Sapphire SpitfireJaime TorresRiley Mott
7thCommandment3yo · colt · by Into Mischief × Sippican HarborLuis SaezBrad H Cox
8thWonder Dean3yo · colt · by Dee Majesty × Wonder Siang PrawRyusei SakaiDaisuke Takayanagi
9thSo Happy3yo · colt · by Runhappy × So CunningMike E SmithMark Glatt
10thEmerging Market3yo · colt · by Candy Ride × Wild EmpressFlavien PratChad C Brown
11thFurther Ado3yo · colt · by Gun Runner × Sky DreamerJohn R VelazquezBrad H Cox
12thPotente3yo · colt · by Into Mischief × Sweet StingJuan J HernandezBob Baffert
13thSix Speed3yo · colt · by Not This Time × BrowseBrian Joseph Hernandez JrBhupat Seemar
14thRobusta3yo · colt · by Accelerate × Urbane LegendCristian A TorresDoug O'Neill
15thAlbus3yo · colt · by Yaupon × AdreamManuel FrancoRiley Mott
16thIntrepido3yo · colt · by Maximus Mischief × Overly IndulgentHector I BerriosJeff Mullins
17thLitmus Test3yo · colt · by Nyquist × Study HardMartin GarciaBob Baffert
18thPavlovian3yo · colt · by Pavel × Mandy's GraceEdwin MaldonadoDoug O'Neill
–Great White3yo · gelding · by Volatile × Kelly BagAlex AchardJ EnnisWithdrawn
Pedigree of the winner
SireCurlin
DamCarrumba
DamsireBernardini
Connections
JockeyJose L Ortiz
TrainerCherie DeVaux
OwnerPhipps Stable & St. Elias Stables, LLC
BreederPhipps Stable & St Elias Stables LLC

Golden Tempo in 2026

1 other win · 1 place
DateRacePosJockey
29.08.26SaratogaTravers Stakes2012 metres · US$ 1,250,0003rdJose L Ortiz WatchRace details →
06.06.26SaratogaBelmont Stakes2012 metres · US$ 2,000,0001stJose L Ortiz WatchRace details →
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